NUC Releases Latest Directives for Safe Reopening of Universities
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has released a directive to all Universities on the safe reopening of Universities in the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The notice dated 18th September 2020 indicated the guidelines and rules all Universities must abide by before and after reopening. NUC also requested that universities should keep the commission up …
How We’re Preparing to Reopen Universities – NUC Reveals
The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Tuesday revealed that preparations were in top gear to reopen the nation’s universities after closure as a result of the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country. To this end, the commission said it was collating data on the assessment of the level of preparedness by the various universities through …
NUC Begins Assessment of Universities Ahead Reopening, Laments of ASUU Strike
The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Tuesday disclosed that preparations were in top gear to reopen the universities after the forced closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The commission also said efforts are ongoing to resolve the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) that threatens to further delay the resumption of academic …
NUC Accredits 13 New Programmes in Ignatius Ajuru University
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has given full accreditation status to programmes run by Ignatius Ajuru University of Education. The Vice-Chancellor Professor Ozo-Mekuri Ndimele disclosed this at the statutory Senate meeting which held on Wednesday January 29, 2020 at the postgraduate hall of the institution. Recall that a thirty-three man expert team from the NUC …
Mass Communication Will No Longer Be A Single Course – NUC
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has announced that Mass Communication has been unbundled into seven separate degree programs. Prior to this, mass communication was a stand-alone degree program. This decision comes after the program was said to be too wide as a single course. NUC’s executive secretary, Professor Abubakar Rasheed, noted that the course has …